Contact lens storage case

Abstract

A single unit contact lens storage device that comprises a bottle that is squeezable for dispensing and rinsing contact lenses housed within storage trays of the device is described. The squeezable bottle serves as a fresh contact lens solution reservoir. Channels with both inlet and outlet holes built into the bottle provide for delivery of fresh solution to the contact lens storage trays. Contact lens tray caps are then screwed onto the lens trays to prevent the freshly delivered solution from traveling back to the fresh solution reservoir. The device also contains a dispensing cap for the rinsing of contact lenses with fresh solution from the fresh solution reservoir.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 881,925, filed Jan. 23, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to contact lens care and the items typically used by contact lens wearers. Such items include contact lens storage trays, as well as a bottle of contact lens storage and disinfecting solution. Handling of these separate items is time consuming and inefficient. Contact lens storage tray units are small and are difficult to handle because they sit close to the surface on which they are used, such as a countertop. The use of multiple items is also time consuming and makes countertop arrangement inefficient. Travel with a small item such as a contact lens storage tray and bottle of solution is frustrating, when at times one of the items is lost or forgotten.[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,833 to Collier seeks to make contact lens care more efficient with a contact lens care organizi...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]It is the object of my invention to combine the functions of separate contact lens care items within a single unit, rather than simply allow for their more convenient arrangement. Collier's invention allows for the arrangement of separate contact lens care items within a common unit. The present invention combines a bottle of contact lens care solution with contact lens storage trays, and integrates their functions within one bottle. The present invention is a single device and does not require a user to arrange separate items within a storage unit.

[0007]Due to the fact that the invention combines common lens care items into one functional unit, it is a further purpose of the invention to make countertop storage more efficient, and to make travel and transport simpler for contact lens wearers.

Problems solved by technology

Handling of these separate items is time consuming and inefficient.

Contact lens storage tray units are small and are difficult to handle because they sit close to the surface on which they are used, such as a countertop.

The use of multiple items is also time consuming and makes countertop arrangement inefficient.

Travel with a small item such as a contact lens storage tray and bottle of solution is frustrating, when at times one of the items is lost or forgotten.

As a further drawback, while the separate contact lens care items may be arranged in an organized fashion, these items remain substantially independent of one another, and the steps necessary to use them remain unchanged.

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